diff --git a/Datatable/AbstractDatatable.php b/Datatable/AbstractDatatable.php
index 49483ae5..d05c03eb 100755
--- a/Datatable/AbstractDatatable.php
+++ b/Datatable/AbstractDatatable.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 namespace Sg\DatatablesBundle\Datatable;
 
 use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
-use Exception;
+use LogicException;
 use Sg\DatatablesBundle\Datatable\Column\ColumnBuilder;
 use Symfony\Component\PropertyAccess\PropertyAccess;
 use Symfony\Component\PropertyAccess\PropertyAccessor;
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ abstract class AbstractDatatable implements DatatableInterface
     protected static $uniqueCounter = [];
 
     /**
-     * @throws Exception
+     * @throws LogicException
      */
     public function __construct(
         AuthorizationCheckerInterface $authorizationChecker,
@@ -313,12 +313,13 @@ public function getUniqueName()
     /**
      * Checks the name only contains letters, numbers, underscores or dashes.
      *
-     * @throws Exception
+     * @throws LogicException
      */
     private function validateName()
     {
-        if (1 !== preg_match(self::NAME_REGEX, $this->getName())) {
-            throw new Exception('AbstractDatatable::validateName(): The result of the getName method can only contain letters, numbers, underscore and dashes.');
+        $name = $this->getName();
+        if (1 !== preg_match(self::NAME_REGEX, $name)) {
+            throw new LogicException(sprintf('AbstractDatatable::validateName(): "%s" is invalid Datatable Name. Name can only contain letters, numbers, underscore and dashes.', $name));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Datatable/DatatableInterface.php b/Datatable/DatatableInterface.php
index 0f3f18a7..d5192f7f 100644
--- a/Datatable/DatatableInterface.php
+++ b/Datatable/DatatableInterface.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  */
 interface DatatableInterface
 {
-    const NAME_REGEX = '/[a-zA-Z0-9\-\_]+/';
+    const NAME_REGEX = '/^[a-zA-Z0-9\-\_]+$/';
 
     /**
      * Builds the datatable.
diff --git a/Resources/doc/installation.md b/Resources/doc/installation.md
index edb2ed7a..7cb98963 100644
--- a/Resources/doc/installation.md
+++ b/Resources/doc/installation.md
@@ -359,6 +359,11 @@ class PostDatatable extends AbstractDatatable
 }
 ```
 
+**Important:**
+When declaring datatable "by hand" as extending `AbstractDatatable` class watch out for datatable name as returned from
+`getName()` method. Valid datatable name may contains only letters ([a-zA-Z]), digits (0-9), dashes (-) and underscores 
+(_). Putting any other character in name will cause `\LogicException` to be thrown.
+
 ### Step 2: (Optional) Registering your Datatable as a Service
 
 ``` yaml
diff --git a/Tests/DatatableTest.php b/Tests/DatatableTest.php
index 1486d20d..4b934465 100755
--- a/Tests/DatatableTest.php
+++ b/Tests/DatatableTest.php
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 namespace Sg\DatatablesBundle\Tests;
 
 use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager;
+use ReflectionClass;
+use Sg\DatatablesBundle\Datatable\AbstractDatatable;
 use Sg\DatatablesBundle\Tests\Datatables\PostDatatable;
 use Symfony\Component\Routing\RouterInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authentication\Token\Storage\TokenStorageInterface;
@@ -64,6 +66,50 @@ public function testCreate()
         $table->buildDatatable();
     }
 
+    public function testInvalidName()
+    {
+        /** @noinspection PhpUndefinedMethodInspection */
+        $authorizationChecker = $this->createMock(AuthorizationCheckerInterface::class);
+        /** @noinspection PhpUndefinedMethodInspection */
+        $securityToken = $this->createMock(TokenStorageInterface::class);
+        /** @noinspection PhpUndefinedMethodInspection */
+        $translator = $this->createMock(TranslatorInterface::class);
+        /** @noinspection PhpUndefinedMethodInspection */
+        $router = $this->createMock(RouterInterface::class);
+        /** @noinspection PhpUndefinedMethodInspection */
+        $twig = $this->createMock(Environment::class);
+
+        /** @noinspection PhpUndefinedMethodInspection */
+        $em = $this->getMockBuilder(EntityManager::class)
+            ->disableOriginalConstructor()
+            ->setMethods(
+                ['getClassMetadata']
+            )
+            ->getMock()
+        ;
+
+        // @noinspection PhpUndefinedMethodInspection
+        $em->expects(static::any())
+            ->method('getClassMetadata')
+            ->willReturn($this->getClassMetadataMock())
+        ;
+
+        $mock = $this->getMockBuilder(AbstractDatatable::class)
+            ->disableOriginalConstructor()
+            ->setMethods(['getName'])
+            ->getMockForAbstractClass()
+        ;
+        $mock->expects(static::any())
+            ->method('getName')
+            ->willReturn('invalid.name')
+        ;
+
+        $refledtionClass = new ReflectionClass(AbstractDatatable::class);
+        $constructor = $refledtionClass->getConstructor();
+        $this->expectException(\LogicException::class);
+        $constructor->invoke($mock, $authorizationChecker, $securityToken, $translator, $router, $em, $twig);
+    }
+
     public function getClassMetadataMock()
     {
         /** @noinspection PhpUndefinedMethodInspection */